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May 2025 Newsletter
AMA’s new medical liability report demands action – now The American Medical Association’s (AMA) Medical Liability Reform NOW! 2025 report sounds the alarm: medical liability premiums are climbing, and a hard market – where policies are more expensive and harder to...
Radiologists often favored in medical malpractice cases, but losses can cost millions
Publication Source: Health Imaging Hoping to help others avoid being the subject of lawsuits in the future, experts recently conducted an analysis of thousands of malpractice cases against radiologists. It is estimated that up to 50% of radiologists will be named in...
Managing Obstetric Risk to Mitigate Claims
Publication Source: MPL Medical Professional Liability Association Maternal healthcare is at a critical turning point in the US, as we face some of the highest rates of maternal morbidity and mortality among developed nations. While these issues are challenging, they...
AMA’s new medical liability report demands action – now
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April 2025 Newsletter
Examining AI and medical liability Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcare, but its integration poses a novel challenge: who is responsible if or when AI errors occur? The question of medical liability in AI-driven care has experts and attorneys debating...
Weight loss medications via telehealth pose rising risk
Amid soaring patient demand for GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy, primary care physicians (PCPs) are raising concerns about patient safety risks associated with third-party telehealth prescriptions of the new drugs. According to a recent survey...
Opinion: Florida physician shortage to deepen if protections removed
For years, health care organizations have issued warnings about Florida’s impending physician shortage and the urgent need to pursue policies that ensure access to medical care for the state’s growing population. Given the sobering outlook – a projected shortfall of...
Examining AI and medical liability
Artificial intelligence (AI) is supposed to make errors less common. But what happens if it doesn’t? While AI can reduce medical errors, experts and malpractice attorneys say it could also cause them. And when a clinician using AI makes a mistake, it’s tough to answer...
March 2025 Newsletter
Premium increase causes pain for patients, providers A new American Medical Association Policy Research Perspective dives into the pain felt by health care providers and patients, as medical liability insurance premiums rise for a sixth year in a row. These troubling...
Pending bill in Utah balances reform, justice for legitimate claims
The Utah Legislature passed a bill that would help set protections for physicians in medical malpractice lawsuits while still seeking to cover the needs of victims. After multiple changes were made to HB503, it passed through the final vote in the House on Thursday by...